RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. Vehicles or equipment used primarily for recreational or leisure purposes including, but not limited to, motor homes, camper trailers, travel trailers, pop-up campers, boats, snowmobiles, motorcycles, dune buggies and similar vehicles and the trailers used to transport them.
RECYCLING CENTER. A facility or location in which used material is separated and processed prior to shipment to others who will use the materials to manufacture new products.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. The A, B, C and D Districts.
RESTAURANT. An establishment principally operated for the sale of food and beverages to be served for consumption on the premises, which may also include carry-out service or delivery of food through a drive-in and drive-thru facility for consumption off the premises.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land dedicated for public use and occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main or other essential services.
SCREENING. The method by which a view of one site from another adjacent site is shielded, concealed or hidden. Techniques include fences, hedges, walls, berms or other such features.
SCREEN. A visual barrier that surrounds a potentially offensive or incompatible activity.
SETBACK. The required minimum horizontal distance between the line at which the building may be built and the related front, rear and side property lines.
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS. Those businesses defined by Chapter 119 of the City of Mt. Healthy Code of Ordinances.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNIT. A dwelling unit that is rented or leased to one person, family or entity on a weekly or monthly basis, but typically less than one year.
SIGN. A device, structure, fixture or placard which may or may not use graphics, symbols and/or written copy designed specifically for the purpose of advertising or identifying an establishment, product, service or activity.
(1) SIGN, BALLOON. A non-porous bag of material, with or without lettering on its surface, filled with air or gas and intended to draw attention to a business or other use on the premises on which it is located.
(2) SIGN, BILLBOARD. A sign which advertises an establishment, product, service or activity not available on the lot on which the sign is located.
(3) SIGN, BUSINESS CENTER. A sign advertising a shopping or business center, strip center, mall or any multi-tenant commercial, industrial or office use.
(4) SIGN, CANOPY. Any sign that is affixed to or printed on a canopy or awning.
(5) SIGN, CHANGEABLE MESSAGE. A sign designed to permit immediate change of copy, either manually or electronically.
(6) SIGN, COMMUNITY SPECIAL EVENT. A temporary sign calling attention to special events of interest to the general public which are sponsored by governmental agencies, schools or other non-profit charitable, philanthropic, religious or benevolent organizations.
(7) SIGN, CONSTRUCTION. A sign which identifies the owners, lenders, contractors, architects and engineers of a project under construction.
(8) SIGN, DIRECTIONAL. A sign used to direct motor vehicle, bicycle and/or pedestrian traffic entering or leaving business establishments or shopping centers.
(9) SIGN, FREESTANDING. Any sign not attached to a building or wall which is supported by one or more poles or braces or which rests on the ground or on a foundation resting on the ground.
(10) SIGN, GATEWAY. A sign placed at the street entrance to a single- family subdivision, multiple family development, planned unit development, industrial park or similar consolidated development, containing only the name of the subdivision or development.
(11) SIGN, GROUND. A freestanding sign supported by a base which rests directly on the ground. The width of the base shall be at least 50% of the width of the sign to be considered a ground sign.
(12) SIGN, MARQUEE. A sign that is part of or attached to a permanent roof-like structure or canopy of rigid materials supported by and extending from the building front.
(13) SIGN, POLE. A freestanding sign that is elevated above the ground on poles or braces and not attached to any building or other structure.
(14) SIGN, POLITICAL. Any sign dealing with candidates or issues appearing on a ballot in an election sanctioned by the Board of Elections.
(15) SIGN, PROJECTING. Any sign attached to a building or other structure and extending in whole or in part more than 12 inches from such structure.
(16) SIGN, PUBLIC SERVICE. Any sign whose purpose is solely to serve the public and which does not advertise a business.
(17) SIGN, REAL ESTATE. A sign advertising the real estate upon which the sign is located as being for sale, rent or lease.
(18) SIGN, ROOF. Any sign erected upon a building or structure which extends above the roof line of the building or structure.
(19) SIGN, TEMPORARY. A sign that is not permanent or affixed to a building or structure and, by its nature, may be or is intended to be moved from one location to another, such as "A" frame signs or signs on a movable trailer, whether rented or owned.
(20) SIGN, WALL. A sign painted, attached to or erected in a plane parallel to a wall, extending no more than 12 inches from the exterior face of the wall to which it is attached.
(21) SIGN, WINDOW. A sign affixed to the glass on the outside or inside of a window, or erected within three feet of a window on the inside of a building so as to be seen from the outside of the building.
SITE PLAN. A drawing, prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensioning, the boundaries of a site and the location of all buildings, structures, uses and principal site development features proposed for a specific land parcel.
SKILLED NURSING CARE. Procedures that require technical skills and knowledge beyond those of an untrained individual and commonly employed in providing for the physical, mental and emotional needs of the ill or otherwise incapacitated.
SPOT ZONE. Singling out of a lot or small area for discriminatory or different treatment from that accorded surrounding land which is similar in character.
STORY. That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, and also any portion of a building used for human occupancy between the topmost floor and the roof.
STREET. A public right-of-way 50 feet or more in width which provides a public means of primary access to abutting property, or any such right-of-way more than 30 and less than 50 feet in width, provided that it existed prior to November 18, 1971. The term STREET includes avenue, drive, lane, circle, road, parkway, boulevard, highway, thoroughfare or any other similar term.
STREET CLASSIFICATION. A hierarchy of street types denoting their relative function and traffic-carrying capability.
(1) ARTERIAL. A connected network of continuous routes serving intra- and interstate travel, as well as interurban travel. Arterials accommodate high traffic volumes generally at higher speeds. Access to abutting land is subordinate to moving through traffic. The following streets are classified as arterials:
(a) Hamilton Avenue
(2) COLLECTOR. Those streets which collect traffic from local streets and channel it to arterial streets. Collector streets carry moderate traffic volumes and primarily provide for local traffic movements with a minor amount of through traffic. While traffic movement is an important function, collectors also provide for a higher degree of land access than arterials. The following streets are classified as collectors:
(a) Compton
(3) LOCAL. A street that provides direct access to adjacent land and access to higher street classifications. All streets not otherwise classified are local.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed, erected or placed which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground including, but not limited to: buildings, accessory buildings, sheds, patios, gazebos, tennis courts, swimming pools, radio and television towers, decks and platforms; provided, however, that patios shall not be deemed structures if no part is above the ground and if it is located outside the minimum front, side and rear yard setback area. Lawful fences or walls, utility poles, basketball goals, mailboxes, sidewalks, driveways, streets, parking areas or retaining walls shall not be considered as structures for purposes of this Code.
SUBDIVISION. Shall mean:
(1) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two or more parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership, provided, however, that the division or partition of land into parcels more than five acres not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, shall not be considered a subdivision for purposes of this Code; or
(2) The improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets except private streets serving industrial structures, and the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders, or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sanitary sewers, water lines, storm drainage or other public features.
(Res. 21-1165, passed 7-20-21)